My Personal Life
A lil bit windy
0going to get my bike and camera out today, face the windy and go and take some pics around lincoln
My bike Honda CBF 500 04
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My first bigger bike a 04 Honda CBF 500, Its a little tatty looking and it has alot on miles, but it has a full service history and it is fine for now until I decide which bike I want
Flat Tyre
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Friday morning I went out to get my bike out, I discovered that the tyre was nearly flat, on closer inspection I found that I had picked up a nail at some point 
I rang around and got some quotes for repair and most of the places quoted £25 if the wheel was on the bike or £15 if it was off the bike. One Place quoted £39 it was a recommendation and a place I have been to before. ( won’t be going again )
I settle on taking the bike to S K Motorcycles on Great Northern Terrace, Lincoln who said that they could fit me in the following morning, I must say that Steve and staff were very friendly, even had a cup of coffee while I waited.
Great Service
Thanks Steve and Staff, (I will be calling again and pointing others if your direction)
S K Motorcycles
Great Northern Terrace
Lincoln
LN5 8HJ
Telephone = 01522 781726
Mobile = 07929 168034
Website = www.skmotorcycles.co.uk
Repairs – MOT’s
Servicing – Spares
Bikes Bought and Sold
Recovery Service Available
FREE QUOTES
My Module 1 Weekend
0Starting on Saturday 9th April I starting training with Bike Academy Lincoln for my module 1 motorcycle test. I arrived at Bike Academy Lincoln’s yard at 8.30am, after a quick briefing we (Matt the Instructor and Colin the other trainee) warmed the bikes up (2 Suzuki Gladius’s and Matt’s Honda CBF600 he calls the donkey lol).
We then headed out for a ride around under Matt’s instruction then headed down to the test centre to learn the course, all didn’t start well lol, I turned the bike around ok pushing it from one parking bay to the other, then had my first attempt at the cone slalom, first cone foot down, second cone foot down, OMG I thought to myself, I’m not going to be able to do this. Matt had a word telling me what I was doing wrong and told me the correct way to control the bike at low speed and I soon had it licked. Colin had the same problem but soon cracked it, I think most people struggle at first 
After a few runs at the course and a few mock tests were we ended up just getting a few minors, we headed back up to the bike academy yard had a coffee and some eats, went out for a ride around learning some mod2 stuff, headed back to the yard and had some more low speed cone dodging which was boring but glade we did it and then called it a night.
Sunday 10th another early start, when out for a ride learning / practising more mod2 stuff and then down to the test centre again for some more mock tests (I think we did 3 or 4 each and had 3 or 4 passes) to we decided to forget mod1 until the test in the morning, we headed out for more mod2 stuff a coffee and then another ride out learning more mod2, had and early night.
Monday 11th (Test day) after a toiletly morning lol, I headed to the bike academy had a coffee and chat in the morning before going out for a ride about learning and practising more mod2 stuff, making sure to get in some slow speed manurers to get used the bike before the test, we then headed to the test centre, Colin was up first with a Pass with no minors, then it was my turn also with a PASS and no minors with a speed trap reading on 52 and 53kph.
I’m now well happy looking for my first bike, hopefully a Hornet / Bandit 600 or 900 and can’t wait for mod2 this weekend
Happy days
Sighting Ride
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Suzuki Gladius 650
Today I had my sighting ride in preparation for my motorcycle test, first time on a larger bike (over 125cc), and all I can say is WOW, I have a big smile on my face and can’t wait to get started with the days of learning for the mod1 and mod2.
I was on a Suzuki Gladius 650 (nice machine) had a quick go around their yard (practise area) and then me and the instructor hit the road, out the yard on Greetwell Rd, down to Fiskerton and on to Bardney, back through Washingborough, up Lindum hill and back to Greetwell Road.
http://www.bikeacademylincoln.co.uk
Motorcycle Test is Booked
0Today I have booked my motorcycle test (mod1 and 2) the tests are on April 11th (mod1) and April 18th (mod2), the tests are booked with Bike Academy Lincoln. Training will start on the 9th and 10th for mod1 and 16th and 17th for mod2. I will also be going to a test ride about 2 weeks before so I can get used to a larger motorcycle.
The bikes I will be riding are a (mod1) Suzuki Gladius 650and a Suzuki GSR 500 (mod2)
Sony unveils NGP – successor to PSP handheld console
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Sony Computer Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida and Kaz Hirai demonstrate the NGP’s features at the company’s strategy briefing event in Tokyo.
Sony has unveiled its new handheld games console the PSP 2.
At a special event in Tokyo, company bosses revealed what they are officially calling the NGP or Next Generation Portable.
There were no details on how much it is likely to cost but it is expected to be out sometime towards the end of 2011.
The NGP is being launched into an increasingly competitive market with Nintendo’s 3DS out soon and a boom in mobile gaming on smartphones.
Dual analogue sticks
The device boasts a 5-inch OLED touch screen screen as well as Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity to enable people to download games and other content.
The oval design (182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm) also features a rear panel touchpad to control certain actions and a motion sensor.
There is a front and rear camera too plus the traditional navigation buttons and, for the first time, dual analogue sticks.
Sony hope the NGP can rival Nintendo’s DS
Executives at Sony hope the new features will be good enough to win over gamers.
Its predecessor, the PSP, was launched in 2004 and to date has sold 65 million units.
But that is less than half the number of sales of Nintendo’s DS (136 million).
Nintendo are also launching the world’s first 3D handheld games console in March, the 3DS.
The 3DS has generated a huge amount of hype, partly because users don’t need special glasses for the 3D content to work.
Meanwhile smartphones are also fuelling a boom in mobile gaming leaving some experts wondering whether specific handheld games consoles are becoming redundant.
PlayStation phone
A popular title like Angry Birds costs a fraction of the price of console games to develop and is also cheaper for customers to buy.
Yet with around 40 million downloads it has raked in millions of pounds for developers Rovio.
However, Sony is more than aware of the potential of mobile gaming.
The heavily rumoured PlayStation phone is expected to be unveiled at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
It also announced its new PlayStation Suite application for Google Android phones at the Tokyo conference.
Out later this year, that will let users run video games with the same quality of the original PlayStation and be compatible with the NGP.
via BBC – Newsbeat – Sony unveils NGP – successor to PSP handheld console.
My Latest MW2 Gameplay Video
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A youtube video of my recent Call of Duty Modern warfare 2 gameplay, nothing special and warts and all video, by this I mean I not saying and a great player, I make lots of silly mistakes, like not keeping and eye on the overview map and some crappy aim now and them. lol
Theme change in the next couple of days
1Over the next couple of days I will be switch from Mystique to the new Atom Theme (customised). Some other cache changes will be made and a general clean up of the site so the site may be off line from time to time.
